The Conservative Party


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  • The Conservative Party
    • types
      • one- nation
        • One Nation Conservatism focuses on the ideas of paternalism, pragmatism and consensus.
        • It looks to introduce reforms to reduce social inequalities and the rich having an obligation to look after the needy in societ
        • idea of 'change to conserve'
      • thatcherism
        • more of a radical and neo liberal approch
        • part of the new right movement
      • new right movement
        • driven by Thatcher
        • combines ideas of neo-liberalism and neo-conservatism
        • It favours the individual over the state, shown through reduced welfare, free-market economics and lower taxes.
      • 'compasionate conservatism'
        • adopted by Cameron
          • faced austeruty due to camerons role in cuts to public spending in the 2008 financial crisis
        • had thatcher free market economic and more liberal social values
        • faced austeruty due to camerons role in cuts to public spending in the 2008 financial crisis
      • 'leveling up' / 'get brexit done'
        • time oif tension between brexiteers and remainers
        • Johnson's agenda was to reduce economic inequalities through investment and apprenticeships
        • seen as a modern form of one nation after the pandemic
    • origins
      • Disraeli created the one nation tory to appel to working classes
      • traditionally the party of the wealthy
      • dates back to 1834
      • dominated UK politics with 67 years in office in the twentieth century
    • developments
      • Thatcher grew impatient og the country's stae following the winter of discointent anf the party's views
        • she created the harsh new right in 1979
          • adopting foreign policy protecting the Falkland in the fawkland war
          • privitisation
          • welfare cuts
          • more individualism
      • 2005- Cameron aimed to detoxify the image of tories after new labour
      • The Conservative won most of thr seats in 2010 and formed a coalition
        • liberal idea such as same sex marriages
      • cameron won with a small majoriyty in 2015
        • he introduced the idea of the Brexit referendum which backfired on him
      • 2017- May's manifesto included grammer school suppport, return of fox huntingand the removal of free school lunches for 4-7 y/o
        • her failure to win a majority left her dependant on the DUP and unable to develope her own conservatism
      • 2019- Johnson's popiularists promises (australian style immigration, more nurses and polic, and a commitment to not raise income tax, VAT or national insurence gave him a leg up in the polls
  • origins
    • Disraeli created the one nation tory to appel to working classes
    • traditionally the party of the wealthy
    • dates back to 1834
    • dominated UK politics with 67 years in office in the twentieth century

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